I apologize for the delay in my reply, I have 3 exams coming in a row
(with the first of them tomorrow) but hopefully those are the last 3 exams.
Haha, oh good, 'cause I got lots.
I'll start with one though. Classifiers. How do they work?
A classifier's main job is to use its present knowledge in predicting unknown knowledge. Like us humans, if a teacher shows us 2 solved examples and 1 unsolved (all on the same topic), we get the unsolved one by ourselves. The ability to use learnt information effectively is the core.
We simply give them historical data. (for instance, a file containing a list of diabetes tests on several people alongside the results) And the classifier decides whether a new person has diabetes or not based on those previous tests and results. There are a lot of different algorithms for how the data is learnt.
And that's why we call it artificial intelligence perhaps, because computers can now learn on their own without the need of us developers telling them what to do in new situations. (I like how Christ used parables instead of just declaring rules, it is a complement to humans from God I would say, he believes in our intelligence)
However AI is not limited in this concept of inductive learning. AI can group similar entities together (clustering or unsupervised learning) for instance. And I think this could be a reason some might not like the name "Artificial Intelligence".
(note that I'm answering in terms of my knowledge as a student, I'm still learning myself. But you can depend on my answer for your question, how do classifiers work)
I'm more curious if you have a Steam account?
Yes, my steam nickname is Mikhaelo, with an ogre-faced spider avatar. Will be happy to have you as a friend!
Most people feel pretty different from other people in one form or another, but if you've ever felt like you straight-up perceive the world differently from others?
Yeah, I felt that before and this feeling is painful at times because one can hardly relate with others and that in itself is a form of indirect alienation. But I'm fine with it for now, I'm an introvert anyway so it is not that painful. Might I ask what personality did the program classify you as?
(By the way, thank you for sharing the quiz! I read about INFJ and I can relate powerfully, I think I need to read about it more)
What especially concerns me is that oppression comes in so many different flavors and colors. You have the Nazi Germany variety that you wrote about as a great example. You have the radical extremism going on in the Middle East.
I relate, especially as a Coptic Christian. Egypt is not home for us with direct/indirect and continuous oppression and persecution under the Islamic Sharia law (not only Christians, also other non-Muslims including atheists/agnostics and Jews that were exiled out of Egypt under the fascist Gamal Abdel Nasser. As well as women (Muslim or not) being seen as inferior and plenty of other atrocities). But recently Christians were the biggest focus (and historically since the Islamic invasion in the 7th century) because they are more pronounced and because Jews were exiled so we are the ones left. (atheists/agnostics from a Christian background too) A main reason is naming. In Egypt there is a clear visible difference between Christian and Muslim names. i.e: Maria vs Salma, Mina vs Ahmed. (left Christian)
Women also face heavy sexism and hence they are suffering the same magnitude of terrorism as Christians, however women without Hijab/Burqa more. (mostly Christians or open minded Muslims or atheists/agnostics)
If you ever think of travelling, I really would never advise you to go to that place, check this out:
Lebanese tourist sentenced to eight years in prison for Facebook post against Egypt - Reuters
She was sexually harassed and faced disrespect and theft, and none of those who attacked her was arrested. But when she complains about it she gets some 8 years in jail. (it was 11 but they reduced it when they knew that she suffers a mental condition, bunch of fools)
And where are the human rights organizations? That's why I don't believe in the UNHRC anymore, I don't believe in most if not all major international human rights organizations. However, as a Christian, I cannot simply go on my social media accounts and condemn actions of violence against minorities because the results are not fun. (as you saw in Mona's case) And because it is not feasible! They don't listen to anyone and so long as there are no external forces (like the useless UN), they don't intend to stop. But I use the weapon of prayer and I believe that God hears, and maybe one day I will be able to make a difference, I'm just not yet that able in terms of many aspects.
I was blind in a different way as a teenager. I assumed people wouldn't stick around for long, so I didn't put much thought into how I treated them. I didn't say things that I felt. So even when I did care for them, it didn't cross my mind to communicate it. I didn't expect people to be psychic, I just didn't realize how much I kept to myself. I had this epiphany after some psychological training, lots of spiritual growth, and circumstances in life hit, and I started telling people (and showing them) how I felt about them. It was weird to me, felt really vulnerable. Took a lot of humility. But my connections with people got a lot closer.
I relaaaaaaate! I was so greedy with my feelings to others as well but hopefully I changed too. I later found out that my change was vital for my mom's wellbeing. I also started reading in psychology a lot which contributed to my philosophical and moral grounds. As someone who was mistreated by teachers back in school because of my mental condition, I know how terrible it is for one to be ignorant of psychological disorders. (but hopefully mom was brittle on those teachers
)
I don't think you'll have too much trouble finding that soul-to-soul connection, and I'm glad you're looking for it. The kind of person you are? You would thrive in that kind of connection.
I have a bazillion more questions, but I'll leave it at this for now.
Thank you! That's so kind. I will try. One of the good lessons I was taught was not to hide in my cave when opportunities come by. And as you wrote, when we care for others (and are interested in them as well) we should always communicate it.
You can ask all the questions you would like to ask
But I will ask questions too! :'P
